diff --git a/ui/pager.go b/ui/pager.go
index d4cbcb1..d7b6590 100644
--- a/ui/pager.go
+++ b/ui/pager.go
@@ -26,56 +26,7 @@ const (
 	lineNumberWidth = 4
 )
 
-var (
-	pagerHelpHeight int
-
-	mintGreen = adaptive("#89F0CB", "#89F0CB")
-	darkGreen = adaptive("#1C8760", "#1C8760")
-
-	lineNumberFg = adaptive("#656565", "#7D7D7D")
-
-	statusBarNoteFg = adaptive("#656565", "#7D7D7D")
-	statusBarBg     = adaptive("#E6E6E6", "#242424")
-
-	statusBarScrollPosStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(adaptive("#949494", "#5A5A5A")).
-				Background(statusBarBg).
-				Render
-
-	statusBarNoteStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
-				Background(statusBarBg).
-				Render
-
-	statusBarHelpStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
-				Background(adaptive("#DCDCDC", "#323232")).
-				Render
-
-	statusBarMessageStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(mintGreen).
-				Background(darkGreen).
-				Render
-
-	statusBarMessageScrollPosStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-					Foreground(mintGreen).
-					Background(darkGreen).
-					Render
-
-	statusBarMessageHelpStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-					Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#B6FFE4")).
-					Background(green).
-					Render
-
-	helpViewStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
-			Background(adaptive("#f2f2f2", "#1B1B1B")).
-			Render
-
-	lineNumberStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(lineNumberFg).
-			Render
-)
+var pagerHelpHeight int
 
 type (
 	contentRenderedMsg string
diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index b928189..13b558e 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"charm.land/bubbles/v2/spinner"
 	"charm.land/bubbles/v2/textinput"
 	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
-	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
 	"github.com/muesli/reflow/ansi"
 	"github.com/muesli/reflow/truncate"
@@ -29,21 +28,7 @@ const (
 
 var stashingStatusMessage = statusMessage{normalStatusMessage, "Stashing..."}
 
-var (
-	dividerDot = darkGrayFg.SetString(" • ")
-	dividerBar = darkGrayFg.SetString(" │ ")
-
-	logoStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#ECFD65")).
-			Background(fuchsia).
-			Bold(true)
-
-	stashSpinnerStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(gray)
-	stashInputPromptStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-				Foreground(yellowGreen).
-				MarginRight(1)
-)
+// Style variables are initialized in initStyles().
 
 // MSG
 
diff --git a/ui/styles.go b/ui/styles.go
index 69ac4df..0c6ba26 100644
--- a/ui/styles.go
+++ b/ui/styles.go
@@ -1,54 +1,201 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"image/color"
+
 	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
-	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2/compat"
 )
 
-// adaptive is a shorthand for building a light/dark color pair from hex values.
-func adaptive(light, dark string) compat.AdaptiveColor {
-	return compat.AdaptiveColor{Light: lipgloss.Color(light), Dark: lipgloss.Color(dark)}
+// lightDark resolves light/dark color pairs based on terminal background.
+// It is initialized with a default dark background and updated when
+// tea.BackgroundColorMsg is received.
+var lightDark = lipgloss.LightDark(true)
+
+// adaptive returns a color appropriate for the current terminal background.
+func adaptive(light, dark string) color.Color {
+	return lightDark(lipgloss.Color(light), lipgloss.Color(dark))
+}
+
+// initStyles rebuilds all styles that depend on adaptive colors.
+// Call this after updating lightDark.
+func initStyles() {
+	// Colors
+	normalDim = adaptive("#A49FA5", "#777777")
+	gray = adaptive("#909090", "#626262")
+	midGray = adaptive("#B2B2B2", "#4A4A4A")
+	darkGray = adaptive("#DDDADA", "#3C3C3C")
+	brightGray = adaptive("#847A85", "#979797")
+	dimBrightGray = adaptive("#C2B8C2", "#4D4D4D")
+	cream = adaptive("#FFFDF5", "#FFFDF5")
+	yellowGreen = adaptive("#04B575", "#ECFD65")
+	fuchsia = adaptive("#EE6FF8", "#EE6FF8")
+	dimFuchsia = adaptive("#F1A8FF", "#99519E")
+	dullFuchsia = adaptive("#F793FF", "#AD58B4")
+	dimDullFuchsia = adaptive("#F6C9FF", "#7B4380")
+	green = lipgloss.Color("#04B575")
+	red = adaptive("#FF4672", "#ED567A")
+	semiDimGreen = adaptive("#35D79C", "#036B46")
+	dimGreen = adaptive("#72D2B0", "#0B5137")
+
+	// Pager colors
+	mintGreen = adaptive("#89F0CB", "#89F0CB")
+	darkGreenAdaptive = adaptive("#1C8760", "#1C8760")
+	lineNumberFg = adaptive("#656565", "#7D7D7D")
+	statusBarNoteFg = adaptive("#656565", "#7D7D7D")
+	statusBarBg = adaptive("#E6E6E6", "#242424")
+
+	// Render-func styles
+	dimNormalFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(normalDim).Render
+	brightGrayFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(brightGray).Render
+	dimBrightGrayFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimBrightGray).Render
+	grayFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(gray).Render
+	midGrayFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(midGray).Render
+	darkGrayFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(darkGray)
+	greenFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(green).Render
+	semiDimGreenFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(semiDimGreen).Render
+	dimGreenFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimGreen).Render
+	fuchsiaFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(fuchsia).Render
+	dimFuchsiaFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimFuchsia).Render
+	dullFuchsiaFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dullFuchsia).Render
+	dimDullFuchsiaFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimDullFuchsia).Render
+	redFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(red).Render
+
+	// Named styles
+	tabStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#909090", "#626262"))
+	selectedTabStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#333333", "#979797"))
+	errorTitleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(cream).Background(red).Padding(0, 1)
+	subtleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#9B9B9B", "#5C5C5C"))
+	paginationStyle = subtleStyle
+
+	// Pager styles
+	statusBarScrollPosStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+					Foreground(adaptive("#949494", "#5A5A5A")).
+					Background(statusBarBg).
+					Render
+
+	statusBarNoteStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+				Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
+				Background(statusBarBg).
+				Render
+
+	statusBarHelpStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+				Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
+				Background(adaptive("#DCDCDC", "#323232")).
+				Render
+
+	statusBarMessageStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+				Foreground(mintGreen).
+				Background(darkGreenAdaptive).
+				Render
+
+	statusBarMessageScrollPosStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+						Foreground(mintGreen).
+						Background(darkGreenAdaptive).
+						Render
+
+	statusBarMessageHelpStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+					Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#B6FFE4")).
+					Background(green).
+					Render
+
+	helpViewStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Foreground(statusBarNoteFg).
+			Background(adaptive("#f2f2f2", "#1B1B1B")).
+			Render
+
+	lineNumberStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Foreground(lineNumberFg).
+			Render
+
+	// Stash styles
+	dividerDot = darkGrayFg.SetString(" • ")
+	dividerBar = darkGrayFg.SetString(" │ ")
+
+	logoStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#ECFD65")).
+			Background(fuchsia).
+			Bold(true)
+
+	stashSpinnerStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+				Foreground(gray)
+	stashInputPromptStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+				Foreground(yellowGreen).
+				MarginRight(1)
 }
 
 // Colors.
 var (
-	normalDim      = adaptive("#A49FA5", "#777777")
-	gray           = adaptive("#909090", "#626262")
-	midGray        = adaptive("#B2B2B2", "#4A4A4A")
-	darkGray       = adaptive("#DDDADA", "#3C3C3C")
-	brightGray     = adaptive("#847A85", "#979797")
-	dimBrightGray  = adaptive("#C2B8C2", "#4D4D4D")
-	cream          = adaptive("#FFFDF5", "#FFFDF5")
-	yellowGreen    = adaptive("#04B575", "#ECFD65")
-	fuchsia        = adaptive("#EE6FF8", "#EE6FF8")
-	dimFuchsia     = adaptive("#F1A8FF", "#99519E")
-	dullFuchsia    = adaptive("#F793FF", "#AD58B4")
-	dimDullFuchsia = adaptive("#F6C9FF", "#7B4380")
-	green          = lipgloss.Color("#04B575")
-	red            = adaptive("#FF4672", "#ED567A")
-	semiDimGreen   = adaptive("#35D79C", "#036B46")
-	dimGreen       = adaptive("#72D2B0", "#0B5137")
+	normalDim      color.Color
+	gray           color.Color
+	midGray        color.Color
+	darkGray       color.Color
+	brightGray     color.Color
+	dimBrightGray  color.Color
+	cream          color.Color
+	yellowGreen    color.Color
+	fuchsia        color.Color
+	dimFuchsia     color.Color
+	dullFuchsia    color.Color
+	dimDullFuchsia color.Color
+	green          color.Color
+	red            color.Color
+	semiDimGreen   color.Color
+	dimGreen       color.Color
 )
 
-// Ulimately, we'll transition to named styles.
+// Pager colors.
 var (
-	dimNormalFg      = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(normalDim).Render
-	brightGrayFg     = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(brightGray).Render
-	dimBrightGrayFg  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimBrightGray).Render
-	grayFg           = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(gray).Render
-	midGrayFg        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(midGray).Render
-	darkGrayFg       = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(darkGray)
-	greenFg          = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(green).Render
-	semiDimGreenFg   = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(semiDimGreen).Render
-	dimGreenFg       = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimGreen).Render
-	fuchsiaFg        = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(fuchsia).Render
-	dimFuchsiaFg     = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimFuchsia).Render
-	dullFuchsiaFg    = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dullFuchsia).Render
-	dimDullFuchsiaFg = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dimDullFuchsia).Render
-	redFg            = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(red).Render
-	tabStyle         = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#909090", "#626262"))
-	selectedTabStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#333333", "#979797"))
-	errorTitleStyle  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(cream).Background(red).Padding(0, 1)
-	subtleStyle      = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(adaptive("#9B9B9B", "#5C5C5C"))
-	paginationStyle  = subtleStyle
+	mintGreen       color.Color
+	darkGreenAdaptive color.Color
+	lineNumberFg    color.Color
+	statusBarNoteFg color.Color
+	statusBarBg     color.Color
+)
+
+// Render-func styles.
+var (
+	dimNormalFg      func(...string) string
+	brightGrayFg     func(...string) string
+	dimBrightGrayFg  func(...string) string
+	grayFg           func(...string) string
+	midGrayFg        func(...string) string
+	darkGrayFg       lipgloss.Style
+	greenFg          func(...string) string
+	semiDimGreenFg   func(...string) string
+	dimGreenFg       func(...string) string
+	fuchsiaFg        func(...string) string
+	dimFuchsiaFg     func(...string) string
+	dullFuchsiaFg    func(...string) string
+	dimDullFuchsiaFg func(...string) string
+	redFg            func(...string) string
+)
+
+// Named styles.
+var (
+	tabStyle         lipgloss.Style
+	selectedTabStyle lipgloss.Style
+	errorTitleStyle  lipgloss.Style
+	subtleStyle      lipgloss.Style
+	paginationStyle  lipgloss.Style
+)
+
+// Pager styles.
+var (
+	statusBarScrollPosStyle        func(...string) string
+	statusBarNoteStyle             func(...string) string
+	statusBarHelpStyle             func(...string) string
+	statusBarMessageStyle          func(...string) string
+	statusBarMessageScrollPosStyle func(...string) string
+	statusBarMessageHelpStyle      func(...string) string
+	helpViewStyle                  func(...string) string
+	lineNumberStyle                func(...string) string
+)
+
+// Stash styles.
+var (
+	dividerDot            lipgloss.Style
+	dividerBar            lipgloss.Style
+	logoStyle             lipgloss.Style
+	stashSpinnerStyle     lipgloss.Style
+	stashInputPromptStyle lipgloss.Style
 )
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 1b1efd0..28b2b36 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func (m *model) unloadDocument() []tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 func newModel(cfg Config, content string) tea.Model {
+	initStyles()
 	initSections()
 
 	if cfg.GlamourStyle == styles.AutoStyle {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func newModel(cfg Config, content string) tea.Model {
 }
 
 func (m model) Init() tea.Cmd {
-	cmds := []tea.Cmd{m.stash.spinner.Tick}
+	cmds := []tea.Cmd{m.stash.spinner.Tick, tea.RequestBackgroundColor}
 
 	switch m.state {
 	case stateShowStash:
@@ -203,6 +204,9 @@ func (m model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.BackgroundColorMsg:
+		lightDark = lipgloss.LightDark(msg.IsDark())
+		initStyles()
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
 		switch msg.String() {
 		case "esc":